The debate as to whether or not pay, is an adequate motivator for employee performance has been on for years. There are several schools of thought on this including those who think that pay is the ...

Hayley Bakker is the Head of Customer Journey & Digital Enablement at beqom, which supports pay equity with data-driven software. The idea of paying for performance is a reassuring narrative.

When performance and pay happen in separate processes, something important gets lost. Employees miss the link between effort and reward, while managers face pressure to make consistent, fair choices ...